In Real Life

Westerners Almost Made Metal Gear Rising

As revealed over the weekend, Konami roped in Bayonetta developers Platinum Games to make Metal Gear Rising, because it couldn’t.


September 5, 2011
In Real Life

This Metal Gear Lady Drinks Too Much Coke

In May 2008, Hideo Kojima held a press conference for Metal Gear Solid 4 that was noteworthy for three things: the first MGS4 gameplay was shown, Hideo Kojima arrived with a silly haircut, and young model Akina Minami graced the stage.


April 21, 2011
News

The Colour Of Video Games

Colour can be a strange and wonderful thing. Sometimes, all it’s used for is to fill in the lines, or make something appear more “real”, or more interesting. Yet other times it can be as powerful a force in our identification of a game as any character or soundtrack.


February 5, 2011
PlayStation

NGP Is A Game Developer’s ‘Dream’

Think you are excited about Sony’s upcoming portable, the NGP? You’re not alone. Game developers are apparently totally jazzed about it, too. And the NGP might not only change the way you play games, but the way video games are made.


August 23, 2010
News

Tokyo Game Show To Have Metal Gear Cosplay Contest

When not judging cosplay contests or posing with cosplayers, Hideo Kojima makes games. Metal Gear Solid games. And at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, cosplayers have the chance to take the stage in Konami’s booth, MGS style.


November 4, 2009
News

Konami Forecasts Sharp Fall In Revenue

2008 was a good year for Konami — you could say it was solid. This year isn’t so solid.


April 19, 2008
Uncategorized

Konami ID Dojo: Oops, We Mucked Up The Digits

Konami klusterfuck kontinues! In this edition of Konami ID Dojo, we bring word of incomplete digit codes issued with the pre-order DVD, which was due to a printer error. Over on the PlayStation.Blog, there’s this:

To start, we have been getting reports that some of you are receiving partial digit UPVC’s Metal Gear Online Beta on the “Metal Gear Saga Vol. 2″ DVD inserts. We are aware of this issue and are working hard to remedy. If you’ve been affected by this issue, please contact us at http://www.konami-data.com/support/. Please be sure to include your partial code, and any other pertinent details (like a return email address, etc). We thank you for your patience.

Deep breaths everyone! We are going to be a-okay!! Beta Questions Answered [PlayStation Blog]